San Diego-headquartered Murphy Development Co. is nearing completion on its Siempre Viva Business Park in Otay Mesa, with the recent groundbreaking on an $11.9 million industrial building at 8500 Kerns St.

After years of delays and ownership changes, it appears that the long-fading mall in northern Carlsbad, known as Plaza Camino Real when it opened nearly a half-century ago, is ready to benefit from an extensive renovation.

CONSTRUCTION: Value Is Trending Above 2015

Converting older non-residential buildings for new and updated uses makes up more than three-quarters of the work being done these days by busy San Diego construction firms like Jaime Partners, and industry observers say those kinds of projects present further growth opportunities for local contractors in 2017 and beyond.